Crypto-mining malware is draining enterprises’ CPU power with an estimated 23% of organizations globally being affected by the Coinhive variant during January 2018, according to Check Point’s latest Global Threat Impact index.
Researchers of the firm discovered three different variants of crypto-mining malware in its top 10 most prevalent threat with Coinhive ranking first. Other crypto-miner malware that made the list include JSEcoin ranked fifth, and Cryptoloot ranked eighth. The firm claims more than one-in-five organizations around the world had been affected by the Coinhive variant last month.
https://coinjournal.net/23-organizations-globally-affected-crypto-mining-malware-coinhive-says-cybersecurity-firm/
Topic: [2018-02-19] 23% Of Organizations Globally Affected By Crypto-Mining Malware (Read 113 times)
February 19, 2018, 11:35:23 AM
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